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    Civil Law in America: A Minimalist Law Book
    Civil Law in America: A Minimalist Law Book
    Civil Law in America: A Minimalist Law Book
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    Civil Law in America: A Minimalist Law Book

    By Larry A. Berglas

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    A single-cup-of-coffee read, Civil Law in America: A Minimalist Law Book is a creative, simple, and uniquely concise expression of the law. Only 60 brief pages in length, it is not a law treatise, casebook, "how to," substantive reference, or primary or secondary law source. Like artwork painted from memory that conveys its subject with only essential lines and gestures, Civil Law in America: A Minimalist Law Book thoughtfully provokes on the issues of the law. Inspired by art and music, the book was written for artists, students, teachers, and anyone interested in legal issues. More like songwriting than legal writing, this littlest of law books provides a spare, lyrical foundation for understanding the law.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWild Palms Press LLC
    Release dateFeb 22, 2017
    ISBN9780989334167
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      Civil Law in America - Larry A. Berglas

      Civil Law in America: A Minimalist Law Book

      Copyright © 2013 by Larry A. Berglas

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

      Copyright © 2013 by Larry A. Berglas

      First Edition, December 2013

      ISBN 978-0-9893341-6-7

      Wild Palms Press LLC

      www.larryberglas.com

      Cover by Carol Sullivan Design

      Dedicated to Janis

      Mae & Shayna

      Inspired and provoked by some time

      viewing

      modern art in Amsterdam

      and by the way light is painted on canvas.

      On the scales of justice,

      an ounce of words

      weighs no more

      than an ounce of feathers.

      Introduction

      This is a brief book about law. It is a compass, not a map.

      Though legal concepts are large, Civil Law in America: A Minimalist Law Book,

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